KELOWNA – The search has started for the finest and most successful businesses in the Thompson Okanagan region over the past year.
The First Annual Thompson Okanagan Business Excellence Awards will be a celebration of the best of the best in the region’s business community, and the event is set for June 14 at the Coast Capri Hotel in Kelowna.
Organizers are looking forward to a large number of nominations from award-worthy businesses this year as the May 1 nomination deadline is around the corner on the calendar.
“This event has been in the planning stages for a long time, and we’re very excited about the opportunity to put together an evening that celebrates excellence in business,” notes Mark MacDonald of Business Examiner Thompson Okanagan. “It’s been a good year for business in the Thompson Okanagan region, and we expect that to be reflected in the number and quality of the entries this year for the Gala.”
The event will be similar to the Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards, which recently completed its 18th annual event.
“These events are all about bringing out the brightest and the best in business for an evening to honour their accomplishments and ideas,” MacDonald adds. “Successful people are often too busy in their endeavours to get out and celebrate what they’ve been doing.”
Anyone can nominate a business for the awards, and companies can self-nominate. A team of independent judges located throughout the Thompson Okanagan region will adjudicate nominations.
There will be 17 Categories in the inaugural BE Awards:
- Automotive (car and truck dealerships & fleet sales)
- Construction/ Development/Real Estate
- Entrepreneur
- Food & Food Production (agriculture and food products)
- Green
- Health Care
- Hospitality
- Industrial Manufacturer
- Manufactured Wood Products
- Professional (legal, accounting, insurance, coaching)
- Retail
- Technology
- Tourism
- Trades (automotive repair, plumbing, electrical, roofing, etc.)
- Wine Industry
- Small Business (under 20 employees & under $1 million in sales)
- Business of the Year (over 50 employees & over $1 million in sales).
The nomination deadline is May 1, and there is no charge to participate. Nomination forms can be downloaded at www.businessexaminer.ca/events.
For more information on the event contact MacDonald at 1-866-758-2684 ext. 120 or email: mark@businessexaminer.ca